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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-02-02

Day of Death

2014-07-17 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Elaine Stritch

Biography

Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.

Known For

Acting

Autumn in New York

2000

Autumn in New York

as

Dolores "Dolly" Talbot

Monster-in-Law

2005

Monster-in-Law

as

Gertrude

September

1987

September

as

Diane Frasier

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe

as

Irene Hargrove

Out to Sea

1997

Out to Sea

as

Mavis LaBreche

A Farewell to Arms

1957

A Farewell to Arms

as

Helen Ferguson

Screwed

2000

Screwed

as

Miss Crock

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as

Nick's Mother

Paradise

2004

Paradise

as

Isabella

Providence

1977

Providence

as

Helen Wiener

The Scarlet Hour

1956

The Scarlet Hour

as

Phyllis Rycker

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

1965

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

as

Marian Freeman

On Broadway

2019

On Broadway

as

Self (archive footage)

ParaNorman

2012

ParaNorman

as

Grandma Babcock (voice)

Original Cast Album: Company

1970

Original Cast Album: Company

as

Self / Joanne

The Spiral Staircase

1975

The Spiral Staircase

as

Nurse Baker

The Perfect Furlough

1958

The Perfect Furlough

as

Liz Baker

River of Fundament

2014

River of Fundament

as

Eulogist

Sensibility and Sense

1990

Sensibility and Sense

as

Older Marianne

An Unexpected Life

1998

An Unexpected Life

as

Lucinda Sadwich

Christmas Spirits

1981

Christmas Spirits

as

Julia Myerson

Kiss Her Goodbye

1959

Kiss Her Goodbye

as

Marge Carson

Too Many Thieves

1966

Too Many Thieves

as

Miss G

Stranded

1986

Stranded

as

Maxine

Three Violent People

1956

Three Violent People

as

Ruby LaSalle

Cadillac Man

1990

Cadillac Man

as

The Widow

Six by Sondheim

2013

Six by Sondheim

as

Self (archive footage)

Small Time Crooks

2000

Small Time Crooks

as

Chi Chi Potter

Follies: In Concert

1986

Follies: In Concert

as

Hattie Walker

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Lanie Stieglitz

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Mrs. McGee

Oz

Oz

as

Judge Grace Lema

Studio One

Studio One

as

Shirley

30 Rock

30 Rock

as

Colleen Donaghy

Climax!

Climax!

as

Kristie Crane

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Ethel Forester

The Ellen Burstyn Show

The Ellen Burstyn Show

as

Sydney Brewer

Two's Company

Two's Company

as

Dorothy McNab

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

as

Martha Albright

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

as

Aunt Poly

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Pamela Beauchamp

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing